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William J Maxwell 1856–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1856

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 1937

Death Location: Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Lewis Maxwell

Mother: Sophronia Stamps

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William J Maxwell was born in 1856 in Mississippi, the child of Lewis Clarke Maxwell And Sophronia Viriginia Stamps. In 1870, William J Maxwell resided in Township 7, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA. William J Maxwell passed away in 1937 in Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William J Maxwell was born in 1856 in Mississippi, the child of Lewis Clarke Maxwell And Sophronia Viriginia Stamps.
  • In 1870, William J Maxwell resided in Township 7, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA.
  • William J Maxwell passed away in 1937 in Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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William Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
William Maxwell
1856–1937
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Lewis Clarke Maxwell
1837–1902
Mississippi
Sophronia (Viriginia) Stamps
1836–1885
Mississippi
Grandparents
Jeremiah Maxwell
1789–1843
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Mildred (LaPearl) Harvey
1800–1840
Washington County, Georgia
Anthony (Josephus) Stamps
1806–1887
Georgia, United States
Frances (Esther) Garner
1806–1850
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Jr.
1742–1837
Mary Pemberton
1744–1827
Joel Harvey
1764–1836
Nancy Clayton
1766–1850
William Stamps
1774–1854
Frances Street
1778–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Maxwell
1711–1741
Keziah Blake
1719–1746
John Pemberton
1718–1748
Mary Massey
1720–1748
Thomas Harvey
1738–1812
Elizabeth Vincent
1740–1850
Capt. III
1725–1810
Elizabeth Willis
1729–1782

William Maxwell's Timeline

3 Records

1856
1856
Birth of William J Maxwell in Mississippi
Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 14
William J Maxwell resided here in Township 7, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
Township 7, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
1937
1937
Age 81
Death of William J Maxwell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 7, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1937
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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